SOLUTION: If one line has a slope of −3 and another has a slope of 2, which line is steeper? Why?
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Question 384585: If one line has a slope of −3 and another has a slope of 2, which line is steeper? Why?
Answer by rfadrogane(214) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If one line has a slope of −3 and another has a slope of 2, which line is steeper? Why?
Sol'n:
whether the line has a negative or positive slope,
the steepness of the line depend on the absolute value of its slope,
thus:
|-3|>|2|
3>2 ----thus, Q.E.D.
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